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Had any one dared to say this truth to me then, I should have bade him go and preach nonsense to children,—but now,—when I recall those white leaves of days that were unrolled before me fresh and blank with every sunrise, and with which I did nothing save scrawl my own Ego in a foul smudge across each one, I tremble, and inwardly pray that I may never be forced to send back my self-written record!
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― The Sorrows of Satan; or, The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire
― The Sorrows of Satan; or, The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire
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As everybody knows, the Faustian bargain has had a long and rich career. It is not solely an emblem of Humanist pride, it is a great western myth. To "fly among the stars" stands for the restless discontent with mere humanness and for any aspiration so lofty that to fulfill it Man is willing to barter his most precious possession.
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― From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present
― From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present
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